Excerpt from The Field Naturalist's Handbook Now, it is absolutely impossible to be a practical insect-hunter or egg-collector without learning something of the plants on which insects feed, or the trees on which the majority of birds build. It is useless to read that certain caterpillars feed upon certain plants unless the plants can be recognised, as well as the caterpillars, and their probable localities known. Nor can the names of trees be any guide to the nests of the birds that build in them if the reader does not know an elm from an ash. I have therefore placed Zoology and Botany side by side in the present work, and made it a guide to the plants and trees as much as to the insects and nests. I have already stated in the preface that, as far as possible, the arrangement of insects and plants is by months, the former being reckoned by their period of appearance in the perfect state, and the latter by their time of owering. In an extremely variable climate, however, such dates can only be approximate, as a mild winter and warm spring will hasten the advent both of insects and plants, while a severe winter and cold spring will retard them. The reader, however, will find that, taking one year with another, the dates here given will be tolerably correct. As the birds lay their eggs somewhere about the same time of year, and could be crowded into a very few months, the arrangement is that of their natural order, and not of seasons. It is true that several birds will rear more than one brood in the same year, but even in such cases the first brood only is mentioned, as the number of broods is dependent upon external conditions, such as the temperature of the season, the supply of food, and freedom from disturbance. In order to compress the work within the limits of a portable Handbook, a few abbreviations have been used. Most of them are familiar to entomologists, but I will brie y explain them, so that the reader may have no trouble with them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from The Field Naturalist's Quarterly, Vol. 2 For the rest we are glad to find that our Correspondence columns are becoming more widely used, and should welcome any extension in this direction. There is ample evidence that the care taken in the reviews of books in the Library column has been much appreciated by our readers who wish to add to their own libraries; and the Competition for Young Naturalists has produced some most excellent essays, the rewards for which will, we trust, stimulate the juniors to still more serious study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Field Naturalist's Quarterly, Vol. 1 Reptile Studies: I. The Effect of Captivity on Character and Dis position. II. Hibernation. - By gerald leighton, M.D. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Handbook of European Birds: For the Use of Field Naturalists and Collectors Having frequently experienced the need of a handy modern reference volume, descriptive of the plumage of European birds, I have been induced to publish the present work. Special care has been given to condense the subject-matter used so that it may accomplish the end of a pocket reference book. Many of the finest bird collections in the kingdom have been carefully examined, and the best modern authorities have been consulted. In the following pages, frequent allusions are made to the great Faunal Areas of the globe, as set forth by Dr. P. L. Sclater in 1857. These may be briefly defined as follows: - 1. The Palearctic Region, embracing Europe and the European islands; North-western Africa (including Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, c.), the Azores, Canaries and Madeira; the whole of Asia, north of the Himalayas; Afghanistan, Persia, Palestine and Asia Minor. (The western division of this region includes the Urals, Asia Minor, and Palestine, west of the Jordan). 2. The Ethiopian Region, embracing Africa generally (excepting the Mauritanian Region). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1983, Vol. 97 The Canadian field-naturalist is published quarterly by The Ottawa field-naturalists' Club. Opinions and ideas expressed in this journal do not necessarily reflect those of The Ottawa field-naturalists' Club or any other agency. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Field Naturalist, Vol. 2: A Review of Animals, Plants, Minerals, the Structure of the Earth, and Appearances of the Sky The Wormegay Oak. Scarce Birds in Scotland. Use Of the Long Hind Claw in Larks. On an unknown Bird, and a Brambling's Nest. Age Of Butterflies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.